District Manager - New England

CulinArt Sector

Salary: $100000-$120000/ yearly. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Other Forms of Compensation: Bonus eligible.

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CulinArt Group operates over 250 onsite corporate, higher education, private school, healthcare and destination recreation/leisure dining facilities in 18 states, including cafés, coffee bars, concessions, executive dining, catering and conference dining, social catering/special events, office coffee service and vending. CulinArt's extremely diverse client portfolio affords great opportunities for career advancement within the company, across multiple industry segments and geographic regions.

Job Summary

As a District Manager (DM), you will lead a cross-functional team and manage multiple accounts within your territory throughout New England (CT, MA, RI, NH, ME, VT).

You will provide overall planning and direction to achieve operations and financial goals, align with all applicable regulations, maintain strong client relationships, and ensure we continuously support our communities in our dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads, runs, and encourages a complementary team of Resident District Managers and Directors of Dining Services, and their teams, to provide outstanding service

• Drives and develops self and team towards building positive relationships with client(s) and achieving critical metrics (profitability, safety, engagement, etc.)

• May serve on the regional leadership team; participate in ongoing conversations with peers to share best practices, mitigate risks, champion diversity, and build community

• Leads complex food service accounts in the New England territory, ensuring decisions are weighed for risk/reward and short/long term implications

• Supports senior leadership in setting the cultural tone in district and region; meets regularly with team and partners to ensure full visibility, understanding, safety, and accountability

• Serves as representative/brand ambassador of territory; attends client and community engagement events

• Collaborates with the Sales, Retention, and Finance teams on sales proforma and proposal development; participates in full sales and retention process

• Collaborates with partners to support district needs and solves problems by thinking through all angles and downstream impacts

• Ensures compliance with regional, state, and local policies governing meal and retail programs, along with safety and QA requirements; conducts audits and offers solutions for improvement

• Champions development, performance evaluations, succession planning, and building single- and multi-unit leadership skills such as a full understanding of all roles within operation; support team with tools and systems

• Owns financial results/P&L for districts in the New England territory, and works with leadership to ensure accuracy in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting

• Completes required reports on time as outlined by policy

• Ensures consistent and fair administration of all policies and procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or five (5) years progressive experience in multi-unit, complex food service, hospitality management, plant operations management, environmental services, laundry, or other Support Services areas instead of degree

• Strong background in a leadership role with exposure to contract/budget management, customer service, people development, food services, negotiations, etc.

• Has a consistent track record, and knowledge of growing a business, with proven business and financial proficiencies.

• Has the ability to think quickly, analytically, strategically, and accurately

• Shows experienced client relationship, influencing, presentation, listening, and communication (written and verbal) skills

• Champions the inclusive approach, and is proactive, positive, professional, flexible, and resilient

• Demonstrates initiative, ownership, multitasking, prioritization, and organization skills

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite

• Extensive travel is required in this position through the New England market

Apply to CulinArt today!

CulinArt is a member of Compass Group USA

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

CulinArt maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at CulinArt are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance/ AD

• Disability Insurance

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)

• Associate Shopping Program

• Health and Wellness Programs

• Discount Marketplace

• Identity Theft Protection

• Pet Insurance

• Commuter Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Req ID: 1307332

CulinArt Sector

NANCY M TEIXEIRA

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